S.I. No. 181 of 2006

SEA FISHERIES (INSPECTION OF FISHING BOATS) REGULATIONS 2006

I, John Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 14 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No.8 of 2006), and the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2006 (No. 167 of 2006), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1382/87¹ of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the inspection of fishing vessels hereby make the following Regulations:

1.    (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Inspection of Fishing Boats) Regulations, 2006.

2.   (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

-�Commission Regulation-� means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1382/87¹ of 20 May 1987 and any further Regulation of the Commission or the Council made after the making of these Regulations which amends, extends, replaces or consolidates (with or without modification) the said Commission Regulation;

(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Commission Regulation has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Commission Regulation.

3.  A contravention of any provision of the Commission Regulation relating to:

(a)  sea-fishing boats within the exclusive fishery limits of the State; or

(b)  an Irish sea-fishing boat wherever it may be;

or a failure to comply with an obligation imposed by the Commission Regulation so relating, other than an obligation imposed on the State, shall, for the purposes of subsection (3) of section 14 of the section 14 shall accordingly apply thereto.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations transpose into Irish law Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1382/87 (as amended to date or which may amended in the future) which establishes detailed rules concerning the inspection of sea-fishing boats.

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